| Bushra | Nabiha | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Good news, glad tidings | Intelligent, perceptive, eminent |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | BUSH-rah | nah-BEE-hah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (49) | 2015 (37) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Bushra | Nabiha |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 233 | 80 |
| 2010s | 346 | 270 |
| 2000s | 226 | 203 |
| 1990s | 167 | 91 |
| 1980s | 61 | 7 |
Bushra (بشرى, bushra) means 'good news, glad tidings', from the Arabic root b-sh-r. The same root gives the verb 'to bring good news' and appears in the Quran.
Nabiha (نبيهة, nabiha) comes from the Arabic root n-b-h and means 'intelligent, alert, perceptive', with an extended sense of 'noble, eminent, distinguished'. The masculine form is Nabih.
Bushra and Nabiha are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Bushra means Good news, glad tidings (arabic origin), while Nabiha means Intelligent, perceptive, eminent (arabic origin).
In US records, Bushra first appears in 0 and Nabiha in 0, so Bushra has the longer recorded history.